Car statistics for Portugal
In 2024, 210,411 new passenger cars were registered in Portugal, of which 19.9% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 13.5%.
EV share of new cars over time
New passenger cars by fuel (2024)
New registrations per year
Car fleet by age (2024)
60.3% of passenger cars in Portugal are older than 10 years.
Car fleet by fuel (2024)
Of 6,135,517 registered passenger cars in Portugal, 41.6% run on petrol, 54.2% on diesel and 4.2% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).
CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)
New passenger cars in Portugal emitted on average 86.8 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Portugal is below the average.
EV charging stations
Portugal has 6,392 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 59.5 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.
Road safety (2024)
Portugal recorded 5.8 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (618 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Portugal is above the EU average. See the road safety ranking.